An estimated 40.3 million people are being victimized in situations of trafficking and exploitation worldwide. Over 10 million are children.
Child trafficking victims, whether for labor, sex or organ trafficking, come from all backgrounds, include both boys and girls and span a wide age range from 1 to 18 years old.
Sex trafficking victims up to roughly 25 years old most often started as young as 14.
Domestic minor sex trafficking survivors of a racial minority accounted for 74 percent of those who were affected by online enticements and grooming.
In March 2020, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported a 106% increase to over 2 million CyberTipline reports from the previous March.
Human trafficking earns global profits of roughly $150 billion a year for traffickers, $99 billion of which comes from commercial sexual exploitation.
In 2018, over half (51.6%) of the criminal human trafficking cases active in the US were sex trafficking cases involving only children.
The average age a teen enters the sex trade in the US is 12 to 14 years old. Many victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children.